Opendoor expands rapid preapproval app to 3 new states

Once only available in California, the expansion will see the Opendoor Finance App available in Texas, Arizona and Georgia, promising consumers preapproval letters in 60 seconds or less.

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Mortgage demand stalls as rates climb toward 7% on Fed moves

Rates for borrowers with lower credit scores who are making smaller down payments have already climbed past 7 percent.

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You have $500 to invest in your marketing plan right now. Where do you spend it? Pulse

When you first started out you may have been bootstrapping your business, but now you may find yourself spending more money to get your name out there.

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3 key components to converting business on Instagram

The beauty of Instagram is that it is free advertising for your business. The style of conversations that it facilitates allows you to scale the number of conversations you are having while also allowing you to create relationships that are as strong online as they would be in real life.

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Prepare for any housing market: 4 tips to succeed no matter what the circumstances

Seasoned property professionals know that this up-and-down flow is normal and expected, and they also know how to prepare. Expert Victoria Kennedy says for those who are less practiced, it is crucial to learn some essential skills in order to stay afloat, if not thrive.

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Deals will hinge on negotiations this fall. Here’s how buyers’ agents win

"There was no negotiation over the last couple of years," Max Stokes of Compass says. But that's beginning to change — gradually. With a few tips, buyers can prevail at the negotiating table.

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Markets in the Midwest, East Coast are weathering headwinds the best

A new Redfin report finds markets in the Midwest and East Coast are weathering the market slowdown better than anywhere else. Chicago, Milwaukee and Albany, New York, top the list.

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PNC Bank partners with Blend to digitize mortgage applications

"Strategic partnership" is a win for mortgage tech and title insurance provider Blend, which has cut its workforce by about 25 percent this year and racked up an accumulated $995 million deficit.

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Homebuyers/sellers wanting to live in legal abortion states spikes to 19%

As different states' laws on sensitive subjects like abortion rights and gender-affirming care for children have changed in the last year, consumers take a harder stance this year on where they consider living based on political views, a new Redfin survey shows.

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Engel & Völkers Americas promotes NYC leader as chief strategy officer

In this role, Stuart Siegel will identify and manage new areas of growth opportunity, and keep his existing roles as a leader at the brand's New York City office and as global head of Private Office and Development Services.

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Mixed signals in rental market as half of cities post declines

One economist notes rental demand looks weak through the rest of the year as price growth tapers toward a historically normal pattern.

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With rent high and sales slow, more owners are becoming landlords

The slowdown in home sales, paired with the meteoric rise in rent, has more homeowners looking to become landlords rather than sell their homes in this market.

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The path to ownership is expanding. But so is the meaning of ‘ownership’

Real Estate 3.0 and its web3 components are by no means perfect, writes Pete Flint, founder of Trulia and a general partner at NFX. But it's finally giving people a fair opportunity to invest.

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The pandemic-era home price boom has ended — and now we know when

Two major estimates of home prices now concur: The uninterrupted string of monthly increases came to an end this July, according to new data released Tuesday from CoreLogic and the FHFA.

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Zillow Gone Wild poked your weird listing. Don’t worry — it might help

For some agents, a listing shared on the real estate-skewering Instagram page provided a boost — for others, not so much. Inman investigates five listings that got put through the wringer on ZGW.

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Should you invest in real estate in 2022 as a new investor?

How does real estate stack up to other investments as a hedge against inflation and a long-term plan for wealth-building? Jeff Roth breaks down the numbers and analyzes the upside potential of REI for new investors.

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New-home sales soar 28.8%

Sales of new single family homes clocked in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 in August, up from 532,000 in July, according to new U.S. Census data released Tuesday.

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Moody’s says odds of recession have risen to ‘uncomfortably high’ 59.5%

Investors who fund mortgages are demanding unusually high premiums in comparison to government bonds, out of fears the loans they make now could quickly be refinanced if rates drop.

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Judge ‘baffled’ why Anywhere won’t give up NAR commission rule docs

Judge M. Page Kelley pushed back against the real estate holding company formerly known as Realogy, noting that NAR's buyer broker commission rule is "virtually identical" to that of MLS PIN.

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Real acquires lending arm of LemonBrew Technologies

Agents working under the banner of The Real Brokerage can now extend mortgage services to their clients as a result of the company's acquisition of LemonBrew Lending.

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